很多老年人长年受关节炎的侵扰。关节炎实际上是近百种会造成结缔组织发炎或关节软骨退化的疾病通称。两种最常见的关节炎是骨关节炎和风湿性关节炎。关节炎往往关节僵硬又疼痛,患者很自然倾向把活动减低到最少,甚至于有不少患者错误地认为只有休息不活动,才能保护好患病的关节。其实,这对保护关节并不利。因为休息时间一长,反而会引起髌骨老化、骨质疏松、肌肉萎缩等一系列并发症,会导致关节更僵硬(畸形和 Many elderly people are infested with arthritis for many years. Arthritis is in fact nearly a hundred types of diseases that cause inflammation of the connective tissue or degeneration of the articular cartilage. The two most common types of arthritis are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis is often stiff and painful joints, patients naturally tend to minimize the activity, and even many patients mistakenly believe that only resting inactivity, in order to protect the sick joints. In fact, this is not conducive to the protection of joints. Because a long rest, but will cause patella aging, osteoporosis, muscle atrophy and a series of complications, will lead to more rigid joints (deformity and